Rwanda: Death, Despair and Defiance.   (New Expanded Edition)

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The reality behind the genocide and mass murder is recounted by the survivors themselves. In words of haunting simplicity they detail the terror and pain, the cruelty of those who possessed the power of life and death over them, the misery and degradation to which people were reduced, the betrayal of friends and neighbours. The dozens of detailed first-hand accounts also describe the solidarity in the face of a genocidal state--the courage, compassion and resilience of so many ordinary Rwandese.

This book builds up a comprehensive picture of the genocide, at a personal, communal and national level. It names those guilty of planning and implementing the killing, details their methods, and analyses the ideology of Hutu extremism. It examines violence against children and the rape of women; attacks against churches and hospitals, and the efforts of the extremists to reorganize in refugee camps. The book also examines the failure of the international community to respond effectively to the murder and genocide.

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